Revelation 4:7 (WEB)
The first creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.
Catechism · 1
- §662Article 6 · "He Ascended into Heaven and is Seated at the Right Hand of the Father"Read at vatican.va
“As "high priest of the good things to come" he is the centre and the principal actor of the liturgy that honours the Father in heaven.” — Catechism footnote: Heb 9:11; cf. Rev 4:6-11.
Fathers and councils · 4
Irenaeus of Lyons
“For, [as the Scripture] says, “The first living creature was like a lion,” symbolizing His effectual working, His leadership, and royal power; the second [living creature] was like a calf, signifying [His] sacrificial and sacerdotal…” — editor's note: Rev. iv. 7.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- BedeCatena Aurea on Luke
“Rev. 4:7) Luke is said to be represented by the calf, for by the sacrifice of a calf, they were ordered to be initiated who were chosen to the priesthood;…” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“…eagle to John, have made a more reasonable application of the figures than those who have assigned the man to Matthew, the eagle to Mark, and the lion to John.” — editor's note: [The latter application is that of Irenæus (Adv. Hær. iii.); but the prevalent application is that of Jerome, which is accepted in mediæval art. It differs…
Read the whole comment“And in this way, Mark, who seems to answer to the figure of the man in the well-known mystical symbol of the four living creatures, either appears to be preferentially the companion of Matthew, as he narrates a larger number of matters in unison with him than with the rest, and therein acts…” — editor's note: Apoc. iv. 6, 7.
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Cross-references · 10
Cited together in Bede on Luke 24:50–53 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Bede on Luke 24:50–53 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Bede on Luke 24:50–53 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Bede on Luke 24:50–53 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Bede on Luke 24:50–53 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Bede on Luke 24:50–53 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §662.
Cited together in Catechism §662.
Cited together in Catechism §662.
Cited together in Catechism §662.